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Flat 4, 59 Westcombe Park Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7QY

26/0987/TCTree works in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Pittosporum tenuifolium near the back corner of our property - Crown Reduction: To reduce the height and lateral spread of the canopy by approximately 1.5 metres, pruning back to suitable growth points. Crown Thinning: To thin the inner canopy by approximately 10-15% to increase light filtration and reduce wind resistance. Crown Lifting: To remove lower pendulous branches to achieve a ground clearance of approximately 2.5 metres. Reasons for Work Maintenance: To maintain the shrub at a size appropriate for its location in a residential garden and to prevent encroachment onto the adjacent building. Light: To improve light levels to the understory planting and the immediate garden area. Health: To remove any crossing or rubbing branches to ensure the long-term structural integrity of the shrub.

Received
26 March 2026
Ward
BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
  1. Received26 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.1 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 1 May.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (4)

About this application

This is a tree application at FLAT 4, 59 WESTCOMBE PARK ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7QY. Greenwich has handled 506 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 304 applications across BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE. We hold 1,350 applications in total for the SE3 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Royal Borough of Greenwich were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SE3 7QY
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Greenwich

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2026
Last date for comments
1 May 2026
Decision issued
22 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Decision
Raise No Objection
Case officer
Debi Rogers

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14813878
Documents
4
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Blackheath
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Westcombe Park, Greenwich
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Greenwich

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